'''Basic Trope''': A girl who attacks those who threaten her love interest. * '''Straight''': Charlie threatens Bob. Alice, Bob's girlfriend, beats Charlie up.* '''Exaggerated''':** Charlie insults Bob's cooking. Alice throws Charlie down a flight of stairs.** Alice attacks Charlie despite the fact that Charlie was [[WifeBasherBasher defending her]] from [[DomesticAbuser Bob.]] ** Charlie barely pushes Bob. Alice shortly delivers a NoHoldsBarredBeatDown.* '''Downplayed''': ** Charlie insults Bob. Alice insults Charlie back.** Alice and Bob are a BattleCouple who are both protective of each other.** Alice is confident in Bob's ability to handle himself in a fix, but does ''not'' take well to enemies threatening him to get at her.* '''Justified''':** Alice is a superhero, and Charlie is a supervillain. Bob is a normal person.** Bob couldn't stand up for himself. If he doesn't he'll be arrested. Alice, on the other hand, could get away with it.** Bob would have done worse to Charlie if Alice didn't step in. Alice saw it previous times and decided leaving Bob to deal with own problems is a bad idea.** Alice just witnessed one of Bob's biggest tragedies in his life. She had a good reason to be protective as she is when he needs her.* '''Inverted''':** Sally threatens Alice. Bob beats Sally up.** Alice ''encourages'' others to be mean to her boyfriend.* '''Subverted''':** Charlie pushes Bob. Alice walks toward Charlie menacingly, only to turn to Bob and yell at him for being a wuss.** As soon as Alice moves toward Charlie threateningly, [[CombatPragmatist he pulls out a gun]], forcing her to retreat.* '''Double Subverted''': ** [[{{Tsundere}} Then Alice beats up Charlie.]]** Alice retreats to push Bob behind cover. Then she pulls out her own gun. * '''Parodied''': ** Alice carries a list of people that have wronged Bob, and schedules times for their beatings. She has a secretary to keep track of them for her.** Bob comes down with a mild cold. Alice comes up with an infallible cure to the common cold.* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is sometimes protective of Bob, sometimes antagonistic, and sometimes lets Bob fend for himself.* '''Averted''': Alice is nonviolent. She tends to Bob's wounds, but does nothing to fight Charlie.* '''Enforced''': "We need to show that Alice is an ActionGirl. Have her beat up someone that threatens Bob."* '''Lampshaded''': "Watch out Charlie. Touch Bob and Alice will beat you up. Again."* '''Invoked''':** Alice trained in martial arts to stop people from attacking Bob.** Alice first met Bob when he was getting beat up by a gang of bullies, and after [[CurbStompBattle beating said bullies up]], she [[DeclarationOfProtection promises to never let anyone hurt him]].* '''Exploited''': Bob goads Charlie into shoving him specifically so Alice will beat him up.* '''Defied''': "Seriously, Bob, fight your own battles."* '''Discussed''': "Don't mess with Bob. Alice will kick your ass."* '''Conversed''': "Uh-oh, someone pushed Bob while Alice is nearby. The fight scene's about to start."* '''Deconstructed''': Bob feels emasculated by Alice's constant defending of him. Their relationship suffers.* '''Reconstructed''': Bob and Alice have a talk about her defending him and Alice only steps in to help only when he is clearly in over his head.* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob is a shameless coward who [[CowerPower cringes behind Alice]] at the slightest hint of danger, to the disgust of friends and enemies alike.* '''Played For Drama''':** Alice's protectiveness towards Bob is due to the fact that he is often bullied by others which severely damages his self-esteem. It motivates her to beat the crap out of anyone who bullies him while she's within proximity. Even when she's dating him.** Bob is TheWoobie whose parents died in a car accident, causing him to have a bad case of HeroicBSOD. Alice then decides to be his girlfriend and beat up people who mocked him for it** Bob is terrified of her, but [[CannotSpitItOut can't come up with the courage to talk it out]] because, Alice is a {{Yandere}}.** Alice beats up Charlie and succeeds in defending Bob....but what she wasn't counting on was for Charlie to return with a gang of friends, who proceed to surround her and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown jump her]].----Back to ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend----%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:%%%%* '''Implied''': ???%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???